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Mr Clive Betts vs Sam Carling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East
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Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Clive Betts and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 0 different votes 458 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
58 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
58 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
58 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
798
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
49
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£311,690
38% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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